
NZ is finally moving on modern slavery law. What can we learn from Australia?
Large NZ companies may soon be required to report on modern slavery risks. Nearly 17,000 Australian reports reveal what makes such laws work – and what doesn’t.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

Large NZ companies may soon be required to report on modern slavery risks. Nearly 17,000 Australian reports reveal what makes such laws work – and what doesn’t.

New research suggests municipalities could improve recycling and composting rates by changing how often they collect garbage and organics.

Programs took different approaches to helping young viewers grapple with the horrors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – lessons that still apply in today’s media environment.

Feeling in control is not always good for us.

Prime minister Andy Burnham and chancellor John Healey have to find answers about where cuts will be made or taxes raised.

Floods, droughts and extreme heat can disrupt nutrition and healthcare in early life, with consequences that may last for years.

Using needlework to construct personal stories and a tangible record of events in a form of comic strip has a long and storied history.

Drawing lessons from Sierra Leone and having watched the mid-2026 outbreak in the DRC, I conclude that it risks become a global epidemic.

A common reporting structure that combines financial and non-financial information reduces pressures on both donors and NPOs.

Partnerships need to grapple with the tension between what to preserve and what to change rather than be paralysed by it.

South Africa’s new electricity pricing policy reflects some changes but fails to guarantee more free power for millions who need it.

Interviews with reporters funded by the government’s Local Journalism Initiative reveal no evidence of political interference but clear examples of pressure from advertisers.